Author Archives: gmayeaux

So, those who truly know me won’t be that surprised: I have a spreadsheet for my life. It sounds very “former life-ish” and also, well, fairly nerdy. But it works. Or what I should say, it works to further uncomplicate my life. My spreadsheet for life serves two purposes in my consulting world: first, itContinue reading “My spreadsheet for life”

I think one of the best things about growing up the way I did was that it was filled with traditions. Some of them were pretty annoying at the time, such as cleaning up the kitchen immediately after dinner. But others have become ingrained in how I live today. I hang clothes on the clothesline,Continue reading “Picking blackberries”

I get it. It’s Thursday night. But Pizza Friday is a tradition around this house. Lately, given the change in our schedules, it’s become Pizza Thursday. Candidly, it hasn’t lost a step in the change of day. But its moniker hasn’t changed: it will always be Pizza Friday to me. The origin of Pizza FridayContinue reading “Pizza Friday”

When I first quit my job, every day was a comparison from then to now. The difference was so startling to me. It was winter so I was splitting my time between my office on the second floor of our home and the fireplace room where, invariably, there is a fire going during the winter.Continue reading “Then and now”

So, every year at about this time I get a little wistful for fall. And every year at about this time those that I love spurn me. Candidly, I’ve been told to keep my pumpkin spice away from their margaritas. It does seem rather appropriate to mention that margaritas are typically a winter drink asContinue reading “Dreaming of fall”

I like to tell people I’m a closet introvert. That always gets a reaction. “What?! How can anyone be a closet introvert?” But it’s the truth. If you meet me, the first thing you’ll think is that I’m a total extrovert. What you won’t realize is that I’m working fairly hard at it. In reality,Continue reading “Made for quarantine”

So, the thing with Friday’s off is that it really does change your world. For a little while – at the very end of my career as a CEO, I worked from home on Fridays. That was good, because I could finally get done work I had been attempting to get done all week. ItContinue reading “Friday’s off”

My husband has a scrap wood pile. Correction: my husband has about three scrap wood piles that I’m aware of. He could be squirreling away another scrap wood pile that he’s been hiding from me. But essentially, I believe there are only three and since they are relatively neatly stacked, I’m sorta, kinda okay withContinue reading “The scrap wood pile(s)”

Being a yuppie homesteader isn’t necessarily easy. Sure, it’s way easier than regular homesteading. I mean, wayyyyy easier. But it’s still a little more difficult than regular life. First, we focus a lot on recycling, reducing and reusing what we have. Waste just fills landfills. Pretty soon, the whole world will be one big landfill.Continue reading “Homesteading, yuppie style”

Believe it or not, if you’re going to live like a yuppie homesteader, you have to have a canning plan. Or at least, I do. Otherwise, you won’t be prepared for when all of the vegetables and fruits start rolling in and you’re not sure what to do with them and what to prioritize intoContinue reading “The canning plan”